Stathis Kalyvas

Lessons I learned from Greece #2: for a long time you think you've seen the worst, but you haven't seen anything yet

Lessons I learned from Greece #3: the things that strike you as utterly shocking are applauded by others, perhaps even the majority

Lessons I learned from Greece #4: when assessing a populist govt it's always hard to tell whether it's just incompetence or dark designs

Lessons I learned from Greece #5: nothing like a populist government to re-legitimize mainstream politics. If you manage to survive

Lessons I learned from Greece #6: best way to boost opposition populist agenda/candidates? Ask experts to show why they are wrong

Lessons I learned from Greece #7: populist parties are protest movements; they often ask good questions but have neither answers nor clues

Lessons I learned from Greece #8: populists gain traction by scolding the "elites" for corruption, but when in power they out-corrupt them

@SKalyvas If I may, an Appendix to Lesson #1: all governments (όλες οι κυβερνήσεις) led many to mistaken belief it will be over quickly.

@SKalyvas @jk_rowling #1: monetary inflationism (welfarism) is why the world is broke. #2: the world being broke is why you have populism

@MLO_ME @SKalyvas @jk_rowling world is broke because hoarding 1% write tax law.

@bluegal @SKalyvas @jk_rowling lmao. So they sleep on their money? It's not saved& invested& lent out? Rich prefer earning NO interest??

@MLO_ME @bluegal @SKalyvas you've never heard about the Swiss, have you?

@thewailinghost @bluegal @SKalyvas I'll take it you've never heard of economics. Why do you keep your own money in the bank?

@MLO_ME @bluegal A savings account is exactly that: saving. Not an investment account. The rich do invest but not in regular people. Stocks.

@thewailinghost @bluegal smh... even savings account funds are lent out via fractional reserve banking!